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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1986; 34(6): 391-394
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1022181
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Surgery in Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Heart

L. v. Segesser1 , J. Cox2 , J. Gross3 , R. Lerch3 , J. Gabathuler3 , F. Glassey4 , A. Gisselbaek4 , B. Faidutti1
  • 1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
  • 2institute of Pathology
  • 3Department of Cardiology
  • 4Medical Clinic, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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1986

Publication Date:
19 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

Primary leiomyosarcoma of the heart is uncommon and we were able to find only 15 cases reported in the literature. Few of these cases were discovered during life and, as a result, even fewer have been treated surgically. We report a case of a right atrial leiomyosarcoma which was proven pathologically (histologically, immunohistochemically and ultrastructurally) after surgical resection. The clinical presentation, morphological, appearances and outcome are compared with those reported in the literature.

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Cardiac neoplasm - Leiomyosarcoma primary - Surgery in primary leiomyosarcoma

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